Norwest Adventures Ltd. Charleston, West Coast, NZ

Congratulations on choosing New Zealand for your eco-adventure holiday. Your search has uncovered several of New Zealand’s most celebrated eco-adventures: from passive eco-train & cave tours to the sublime Underworld Rafting, or perhaps even full on adventure caving. They are all here at Charleston near Westport on the South Island’s West Coast. We invite you to share with us a voyage of discovery.

We are Norwest Adventures Limited. Established in 1987 and world famous for our #1 adventure, ‘Underworld Rafting’. Just check out our “Comments” page! We now offer a full repertiore of Underworld Adventures for all ages and abilities. We invite you to explore our featured adventures and contact us to secure a booking. We guarantee your Underworld Adventure will be a highlight of your New Zealand experience.

Underworld Cave Rafting

A very special Cave Rafting Adventure in the Paparoa National Park. Take the rainforest train through primeval rain forest, explore an enormous calcitic cave paradise complete with an abundance of stalactites and stalagmites. Float through incredible Glow-worm lit grottoes and have fun bouncing down the Nile River rapids… read more here

Adventure Caving

Full on expedition style caving where you explore an amazing sporty cave complete with abseils ladder climbs, squeezes, & crawls through cascading waterways… read more here

The Charleston Gloworm Cave Tour

A superb eco-cave tour where you travel by the rainforest train through primeval rain forest and explore the enormous Nile River Caves. You walk amidst a pristine ancient “wonderland” of stalactites and stalagmites & “galaxies” of Glow-worms… read more here

The Charleston Nile River Rainforest Train

A short interpretative train ride in open carriages through primeval rain forest in to the magnificent Nile River Canyon. You pass through the film sites for the “The Lost World” film production and have time for a short walk to the Nile River Suspension Bridge… read more here